Centers for Disease Control and PreventionHere's what head lice look like. As if dealing with your child's head lice isn't enough. Now, you have to worry the medicated shampoo used to treat the ...

Many head lice treatments come as lotions that a person applies to their hair and scalp. Some people may refer to these treatments as “lice shampoo.” Head lice are insects that primarily live ...

There are lots of myths about head lice that circulate among parents when an outbreak occurs,” said Ian Burgess, a louse expert and director of the Medical Entomology Centre.

Whether you use low-level pesticides, a battery-powered comb or a shower cap full of mayonnaise to kill head lice, you don’t need to pull your kids from school if the little critters invade ...

Lice glue their eggs onto hair with the equivalent of insect superglue. A female head louse fondles your hair with her gonopods (genital appendages), and secretes a tube of cement around the hair ...

Some shampoos and conditioners that contain chemicals or special oils are marketed as nit-removal products for head lice eggs. However, new research shows that ordinary hair conditioner is just as ...

Q: I have two daughters, ages 6 and 11. My oldest daughter brought home head lice, and it was a nightmare. Over-the-counter lice shampoos did nothing. This went on for six months until my mother ...

Shampoos for Head Lice. Itching is one of the most common symptoms of head lice, tiny insects that live on or near a human scalp.Lice are not linked to poor hygiene or an unclean environment ...

Ask Doctor K for Oct. 22, 2015. DEAR DOCTOR K: A child in my daughter’s classroom has head lice. What do I need to do if my daughter gets it? DEAR READER: Lice – the visitor dreaded by parents ...

In a settlement with the FTC, the maker of a shampoo that purported to prevent head lice must pay $500,000. Skip to main content. WBUR. 90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station.